DETAILED SCHEDULE SET FOR PRESQUE ISLE DOWNS & CASINO RACE OF CHAMPIONS WEEKEND AT LAKE ERIE SPEEDWAY FEATURING THE 70th ANNUAL ‘PLATINUM EDITION’ OF THE “RACE OF CHAMPIONS 250”
- The Tradition Continues with the 70th Annual “Race of Champions 250” to highlight Weekend –
- All Race of Champions Asphalt Series to Compete, Race of Champions Four Cylinder Dash Series to be Featured in Three Race Series -
- Tickets and Weekend Packages on Sale and Available -
North East, PA – (August 26, 2020) – The schedule is now set for the September event at Lake Erie Speedway. The Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania, which will now take place on Friday, September 25; Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27 will feature the platinum edition 70th Annual “Race of Champions 250” for the Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series. The event includes three days filled with racing and festivities
Friday, September 25: Practice will take place on Friday, September 25, with gates opening at 1:00 pm and practice from 4:00 pm until dusk for all divisions with the Race of Champions Four Cylinder Dash Series being featured in a 20-lap feature to kick the weekend off in exciting fashion.
Saturday, September 26; Racing will include the Race of Champions Asphalt Sportsman Modified Series in the 54-lap “Crown Royal” Classic tribute to Joe Reilly event. The Race of Champions Super Stock Series will compete in a 40-lap event that will complete their season. Joining the card on Saturday, will be the Four Cylinder Dash Series and the TQ Midget Series. The Race of Champions Late Model Series will also be on hand to compete in the “Rick Wylie Classic 48”. Gates will open at 10:00 am, with practice beginning at 12:00 pm (Noon) and qualifying beginning at 2:30 pm. There will be an “ice cream” social for the “KIDS RoC” Race of Champions Kids Club during the event festivities. There will also be a lantern lighting one hour after the races have concluded.
Sunday, September 27; The featured event will be the running of the 70th Annual “Race of Champions 250”. The event features 250 exciting laps of action for racing enthusiasts and is the second longest consecutive auto-racing event to take place each year in North America, second only to the Indianapolis 500. The Four Cylinder Dash Series will run the “Butch Palmer 32”, while the TQ Midgets will run the 2nd Annual “Harry Macy Classic 29”. The Race of Champions Street Stock division will also be on the card. Gates will open at 9:00 am, with practice beginning at 11:30 am and qualifying beginning at 1:15 pm.
All events will be detailed in future releases, specific to the division and the event, however, this will be the biggest racing weekend in the region with the ability to include race fans.
Tickets may be purchased for the weekend and will be available at the Lake Erie Speedway ticket office or at
www.lakeeriespeedway.com. In the event that there is inclement weather, the event will be postponed to 2021, due to the prior commitment to Mahoning Valley Speedway and their Race of Champions Modified Series event on Saturday, October 3, with an agreed upon and announced inclement weather date of Saturday, October 10.
Ticket prices for Friday, September 25; Adult, Senior, Children (Infant – 16) – Grandstands Free. Pit Pass – $30
Ticket prices for Saturday, September 26; Adult General Admission Tickets - $20; Senior General Admission Tickets - $17; Reserved Seat Tickets (Regardless of Age) - $25 – Children (6-16) – General Admission Tickets - $10; Children Under 5 General Admission Tickets – Free; Pit Passes – $45.
Ticket prices for Sunday, September 27; Adult General Admission Tickets - $35; Senior General Admission Tickets - $33; Reserved Seat Tickets (Regardless of Age) - $40 – Children (6-16) – General Admission Tickets - $12; Children Under 5 General Admission Tickets – Free; Pit Passes – $65.
3-Day Pit Pass Combo – $125
If you plan to attend the weekend and camp at the facility, spots will be sold at the track for the designated camping areas for $40 for the entire weekend. Camping will go up to $50 after September 1st. Tickets and camping spots for the Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend are available at the Lake Erie Speedway ticket office 814.725.3303.
Where: Lake Erie Speedway, North East, Pa.
When: Friday, September 25; Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27
Directions: The track is located just twenty minutes West of Erie, Pa., minutes from Interstate 90 and directly of Interstate 86 at 10700 Delmas Drive, North East, PA 16428
What: The Presque Isle Downs & Casino Race of Champions Weekend at Lake Erie Speedway featuring the 69th Annual “Race of Champions 250”
More Information:
www.lakeeriespeedway.com (Track Phone: 814.725.3303) /
www.rocmodifiedseries.com The Race of Champions is a sanctioning body presenting Modified and Stock Car racing on asphalt and dirt surfaces throughout the Northeast, with events in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey with primary marketing partners Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuels, Upstate Automotive Group, Waddell Communications, Pilat Graphic Design, TDH Refrigeration, Sherwood Racing Wheels, PavedTrackDigest.com and Speed51.com. The 70th annual Race of Champions weekend will take place in 2020 at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pennsylvania and is the second longest consecutive auto-racing event in North America, second only to the Indianapolis 500. For more information, contact
Race of Champions Media at media@rocmodifiedseries.com
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www.rocmodifiedseries.com Presque Isle Downs and Casino Race of Champions Weekend
70th Annual Race of Champions 250Lake Erie Speedway, North East, Pennsylvania
*All times and events subject to change
DATE TIME EVENT
Thursday - 9/24 5:00pm – 10:00pm Early Arrival Camping
Friday - 9/25 10:00 am Gates open for Campers and Hauler Parking
1:00 pm Pit Gates Open for Practice – ALL DIVISIONS
4:00 pm to dusk Practice by Division (Practice will continue during Four Cylinder Dash Series race)
5:15 pm Race of Champions Four Cylinder Dash Series Draw
6:15 pm Race of Champions Four Cylinder Dash Series Qualifying Races (6-laps)
TBD Race of Champions Four Cylinder Dash Series B-Main (8-laps)
Final Session of Night Race of Champions Four Cylinder Dash Series Feature (20-laps)
Saturday - 9/26 9:00 am Gates Open for Campers and Hauler Parking
10:00 am Pit Gates Open
10:15 am Inspection and Draw for All Divisions Open
11:30 am Virtual Driver’s Meetings by Divisions posted; Race of Champions Sportsman Modifieds; Super Stocks; Late Models; TQ Midgets; Four Cylinder Dash Series – Overall Meeting
12:00 pm (Noon) Grandstands Open
12:00 pm (Noon) Practice by Division (Two Rounds);
- Late Models
- Four Cylinder Dash Series
- Super Stock Series
- TQ Midget Series
- Sportsman Modified Series
2:30 pm Qualifying Races Begin
- Late Models (8-laps)
- TQ Midget Series (8-laps)
- Super Stock Series (8-laps)
- Sportsman Modified Series (8-laps)
- Four Cylinder Dash Series B-Main (8-laps)
- Super Stock B-Main if necessary (8-laps)
- Sportsman Modified B-Main if necessary (8-laps)
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm “KIDS RoC” Race of Champions Kid’s Club Ice Cream Social
Immediate Following the Conclusion of Qualifying;
- Invocation and Anthem
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- Pre-Race:
- Late Model Feature “Rick Wylie” 48 – (48-laps)
- Four Cylinder Dash Series Feature 2 (25-laps)
- Super Stock Series National Parts Peddler 40 (40-laps)
- TQ Midget Feature (20-laps)
Pre-Race;
- Sportsman Modified Series Tribute to Joe Reilly Crown Royal Classic “54”
1 hour after victory lane concludes Post-Race Event, teams, families, friends will be welcome on track for a Lantern Lighting (54 lanterns) in memory of family members, friends, teammates and others. This event will be socially distanced, spaced out around the track, with Public Address direction. Lanterns will only be purchased/supplied by the speedway at the Series trailer and will be biodegradable. Outside lanterns will not be permitted.
Race of Champions 250
Lake Erie Speedway, North East, Pennsylvania
*All times and events subject to change
DATE TIME EVENT
Sunday – 9/27 9:00 am Pit Gates Open (Haulers Enter)
9:15 am Inspection and Draw for Group Begins
10:00 am Modified Tire Sales Begin (Tire Sale Order; Group 3, Group 4, Group 1, Group 2)
10:45 am Virtual Driver’s Meetings by Divisions posted; Race of Champions Modifieds Modifieds; Street Stocks; TQ Midgets; Four Cylinder Dash Series – Overall Meeting
11:00 am Practice by Division (Two Rounds);
- Modifieds
- Four Cylinder Dash Series
- Street Stock Series
- TQ Midget Series
1:15 pm Qualifying Races Begin
- Modified Series – Green-White-Checker Qualifying (Overall Top-6 locked in to 70th Annual Race of Champions 250)
- Four Cylinder Dash Series B-Main (8-laps)
- TQ Midget Series (8-laps)
- Street Stock Series (8-laps)
- Modified Series (10-laps)
- Four Cylinder Dash Series B-Main (8-laps)
- Modified B-Main if necessary (12-laps)
Followed by; TQ Midget Series Feature – “Harry Macy Classic” (29-laps)
Followed by; Victory Lane
Followed by; Four Cylinder Dash Series Feature – “Butch Palmer Classic” (32-laps)
Followed by; Victory Lane
Followed by; Street Stock Series Feature – (30-laps)
Followed by; Victory Lane
3:30 pm APPROXIMATE Pre-Race, Cars begin to Stage for 70th Annual Race of Champions 250
3:45 pm Race of Champions Hall of Fame Inductions (if any) and special awards
3:55 pm “KIDS RoC” on Front Stretch at Start / Finish Line
4:00 pm Driver’s Introductions
4:10 pm “KIDS RoC” Pledge of Allegiance
4:15 pm Invocation / Anthem
4:20 pm Command to Start Engines – 70th Annual Race of Champions 250 (250-laps)
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6:30 pm Pit Ar
